Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1466 – A. Every grower, processor, handler, and seed producer shall maintain full and accurate records as required by rules and regulations of the department.
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1466
- Department: means the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1462
- Grower: means any individual, partnership, corporation, cooperative association, or other business entity that is licensed by the department to cultivate industrial hemp. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1462
- Handler: means any individual, partnership, corporation, cooperative association, or other business entity that handles industrial hemp. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1462
- Industrial hemp: means the plant Cannabis sativa L. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1462
- Person: means an individual or any legal or commercial entity, including a corporation, business trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, or joint venture. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1
- Processor: means any individual, partnership, corporation, cooperative association, or other business entity that receives industrial hemp for processing into commodities or products. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1462
- Seed producer: means a person licensed by the department to obtain, produce, transport, and sell industrial hemp seed in the state. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1462
- transporting: means the movement of industrial hemp from the premises of a licensee to the premises of another licensee or from the premises of a licensee to the premises of a permit holder pursuant to La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1462
A. Every grower, processor, handler, and seed producer shall maintain full and accurate records as required by rules and regulations of the department.
B. The department’s rules and regulations on record keeping shall, at a minimum, require the following:
(1) All licensees shall maintain documentation of any sales or distribution, including the party to which the product was sold or distributed.
(2) Growers and seed producers shall maintain documentation of traceability from seed acquisition to harvest to crop termination.
(3) Processors shall maintain documentation of industrial hemp acquisition from grower to final product.
(4) Any person transporting or delivering industrial hemp shall have a dated invoice, bill of lading, or manifest in his possession during the entire time he is transporting or delivering industrial hemp. The invoice, bill of lading, or manifest shall include the following information:
(a) The seller’s and the purchaser’s name and address.
(b) The specific origin and destination of the industrial hemp being transported.
(c) The quantity of industrial hemp being transported.
Acts 2019, No. 164, §1, eff. June 6, 2019; Acts 2021, No. 336, §1.